Alexander Bublik vs Tommy Paul — R32 — US Open

Two sets to one down, having watched a third set that produced no break of serve at all slip away in the tiebreak, Paul stood one set from the exit Bublik had shown him in this same round a year ago. The fourth set ended the argument. Paul went five for five on break points across the last two sets, breaking in game 1 for 1-0 and again in game 5 for 4-1 in the fourth, and the 15th seed's 16 aces counted for little next to 48 unforced errors and six double faults, three of them in the fifth. Paul closed after three hours and 12 minutes, having held 20 of his 22 service games behind a single double fault all match, and he moves into the round of 16 needing at least four sets in each of his three wins this week — with the meetings on record now 4-1 his way.